This week: a self-taught visionary in Dallas, Black is Beautiful in Austin, and museum employees put on a show in Houston.
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“The thing that I cannot say through art — I relieve those feelings through boxing.”
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: “Ebb + Flow” at TC Energy Center Lobby, Houston
by Glasstireby GlasstireOrganized by Kinzelman Art Consulting and Foto Relevance to highlight the work of Margeaux Walter, David Reinfeld, and Brenda Biondo.
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss how the recent cultural swing toward honesty and sincerity has affected comedy, art, and music.
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News
Save the Date: Glasstire’s 20th Anniversary Auction, July 10-17, 2021
by Glasstireby GlasstireThe auction will feature works by Deborah Roberts, Julie Speed, James Surls, Sedrick Huckaby, Michael Bise, and many others.
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Interview
Father’s Day Special: Raul Gonzalez On Being a Dad and an Artist
by Glasstireby Glasstire"By creating work about being a father, I think I’ve only given myself more confidence as a parent."
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This week: Lawndale's Big Show returns, Juneteenth is this weekend, and doomscrolling is an art form.
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: Charles Mary Kubricht at Kirk Hopper Fine Art, Dallas
by Glasstireby Glasstire"Kubricht's galaxies offer a respite and reminder of how small and fleeting our own troubles are in the grandest scheme."
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: Jo Zider at University of Houston Clear Lake Art Gallery
by Glasstireby Glasstire"An exhibition of 15 relief paintings by Jo Zider based on the archetypes of Grief, Blame and Hope, as they find commonality between a 17th-century playwright's characters and the effects of climate change on the lives of contemporary man."
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: Joe Hale Haden at Archway Gallery, Houston
by Glasstireby Glasstire"Haden’s specialty is re-purposing found objects, trash, or scrap materials, with the intent of changing the viewer’s perception of that object."
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: Gao Hang at Anya Tish Gallery, Houston
by Glasstireby Glasstire"The artist illustrates modern human habits with a sense of humor and absurdity, while commenting on and aiming to satiate the viewer’s need for instant gratification."
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“I think of the legacy I’m going to leave behind, and the narratives I want to put forth into the world.”
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"I hope my works starts to make our ideals of nature a little more complex, and maybe realistic."
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: Tiemann Art Gallery’s 1st Anniversary, Round Rock
by Glasstireby GlasstireCurrently, the gallery’s represented artists include Sonia Borgialli, Matthew Stavrowsky, Peggy Cook, Gloria Sanchez Hart, Monica Puryear, Karen Pittman, and more.
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This week: art battles gentrification, virtual communities go physical, and artists collaborate in a small town's evolution.
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News
The Bartlett Project’s Public Opening Day Is Upon Us: Saturday, June 12
by Glasstireby GlasstireThe arts-centered revitalization project and exhibition will open to the public on Saturday, June 12th at 1:00 PM with events and programming.
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“I fell in love with art a long time ago. With photography specifically. Love is an essentially irrational thing.”
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Podcast
Art Dirt: On Summer Shows, Installation Art, and Recommended Road Trips
by Glasstireby GlasstireChristina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss their most anticipated summer shows across the state, a jungle gym-like installation in Houston, and the optics behind Op art.
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This week: a fresh look at portraiture in San Antonio, skateboard culture in DFW, and a much-anticipated mid-career retrospective in Houston.
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News
Lubbock’s Eddie Dixon Commissioned for Buffalo Soldier Sculpture at West Point Military Academy
by Glasstireby GlasstireDixon's model is U.S. Army Staff Sargent Sanders H. Matthews Sr., believed to be the last Buffalo Soldier to serve at West Point.